Missouri–Illinois Severe Weather Alert: St. Louis & Kansas City Residents Told to Stay Ready...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. St. Louis, MO – Spring break travel across Missouri and Illinois brings a heightened overnight threat as tornado-capable storms can develop after dark, leaving residents with only minutes to take cover...
Lenexa animal control respond, provide warning after ‘several reports’ of raccoons with canine diste
City officials said raccoons in Lenexa have recently shown signs of canine distemper, a viral disease that commonly affects raccoons, skunks and foxes.
KC company’s plane crashed on the way to Johnson County, killing 65-year-old pilot
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A St. Louis man is dead after a plane heading to New Century AirCenter crashed. FOX 2 News in St. Louis reported that the crash happened Tuesday at about 3:40 a.m. at Spirit of St. Louis Airport in Chesterfield, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Woman charged after Lee’s Summit officer dragged during shoplifting call
A 36-year-old Kansas City woman was charged after she allegedly dragged a Lee’s Summit police officer responding to a reported shoplifting in the Summit Woods Crossing shopping center over the weekend. The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office charged Heather M. Burnam with one count of second-degree assault of a...
This Kansas City neighborhood could soon be getting its own small grocery store
Just weeks after news that Sun Fresh would be leaving a Northland neighborhood , plans for a new grocery store nearby, in a new location, are moving through City Hall. The Kansas City Plan Commission approved a rezoning request for a lot in the Chaumiere neighborhood on Wednesday, allowing the applicants to utilize...
Kansas City-area residents can trade invasive Bradford pear for a free native tree
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Kansas Citians can remove the invasive Callery pear tree, often called a Bradford pear, and get a free native tree in return. The Missouri Department of Conservation is partnering with others to host a buyback event on April 21 from 3-6 p.m. Pickup location in...
KCK firefighters seek bystander who saved driver from burning car
A Good Samaritan saved a person from a burning car following a crash on Interstate 435 in Kansas City, Kansas, earlier this month.
DO NOT wait for pickup after 1:45 PM today
It was 11:18 AM. I was packing PB&Js when a gust slammed our screen door and the sky went that odd green-gray. My phone buzzed with a weather alert, and the maple leaves flipped their silver sides like they always do before trouble.
Walk Alongside the Scenic Blue River in Overland Park
A 2.7-mile paved trail brings walkers face to face with nature. Overview The Blue River forms at the nearby confluence of Coffee Creek and Wolf Creek. At this point on its journey, the river is wild, scenic and mostly unspoiled. This paved streamway trail makes it highly accessible. Beyond that, the walkway is...
Five-time felon caught red-handed: Stolen firearm with 49 extra rounds leads to nearly 6...
Missouri – A Missouri man will spend more than five years in federal prison after authorities determined he illegally possessed a stolen firearm, bringing a case that began with a tense street encounter to a close in federal court. Zyair J. Taylor, 24, of Kansas City, Missouri, was sentenced...
